WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO

This week's theatre Friday, Aug. 24 ¦ I Love You - Off Broadway's longest running musical - I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! - comes to B roadway Palm Dinner Theatre beginning Thursday, Aug. 23. This hilarious musical comedy delves into dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and inlaws.

The four person cast will perform over twenty characters in the tricky tango known as the modern-day mating dance. The universal themes of the frustrations and pleasures of dating, marriage and love have gained the show lasting popularity and have made it a hit across the country. As a "season opener special" all tickets are just $35 for dinner and show. For tickets call the box office at 278-4422. Visit www.broadwaypalm.com for information.

¦ Star gazing - The Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium in Fort Myers will let star gazers peer though and learn about telescopes. The event will be held at the center. Admission is free but reservations are required. The Nature Center is located at 3450 Ortiz Ave. Call 275-3435. Auditions ¦ Symphony - The Southwest Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Michael Simpson, will be holding auditions Aug. 29 and

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¦ Art - The 2007 Alliance Member show- "One Foot Square"- runs through Sept. 1 at the The Alliance for the Arts. Each framed piece shown will measure "one-foot square," the rest is up to the artist. The Alliance for the Arts galleries are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 to 3 on Saturdays. It's located at 10091 McGregor Boulevard just south of Colonial Boulevard. Visit www.artinlee.org for more details.

¦ Art - Fifty-three paintings by members of Sanibel-Captiva Art League are on view at the Sanibel Public Library through the end of September during regular library hours. Call the library, 472-2483, or BIG ARTS, 395-0900, for hours.

¦ Art - The Friends of the Cape Coral Library have a new exhibit which runs through September 13. The Gallery, located at the Cape Coral Library, 921 SW 39th Terrace, off Mohawk Boulevard, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Featured artists are Kathy Logan and Paul David Adamick. Logan is an art instructor at Cape Elementary School and is a nationally accredited teacher. Adamick, an art instruction at Caloosa Elementary, is proficient in art forms including clay, airbrush and wire sculpture. He combines airbrushed canvases and bent wire to create tropical onland and below-the-sea scenes.

¦ Art - 3 Women of Merit: 45th Founders Award Winners features the work of Bettina Edwards, Pat Kumicich and Doris Ramos. The trio all won top awards in last fall's Founders show. They will exhibit new works in photography, paintings and contemporary quilts. At the von Liebig Art Center, Naples. For information call (239) 262-6517 or on the Web at www.naplesart.org. county area, the Youth Orchestra provides quality symphonic training and performance experience for young musicians. The Youth Orchestra also features the Sinfonietta, the youngest string players, coached by Nanette Grant. The Symphony Youth Orchestra rehearses Monday evenings at Cypress Lake Center for the Arts. The group performs four times per year, including a fall and spring concert at Barbara B. Mann Hall. For an audition appointment, e-mail manager@swfsyo. org. For information call the Symphony office at 418-0996. Upcoming events ¦ Comedy - Comedian Ron White will perform at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall Thursday, Sept. 22. Tickets are available at the box office, by calling (239) 481-4849 or online at www.bbmannpah.com. Groups of twenty or more, please call (239) 489-3033 extension 3122. ¦ Tori Amos - One of the most outspoken, creative singer/ songwriters of our time, Tori Amos, will return to Fort Myers on Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. Amos' first appearance was in 1996. Tickets are on sale at the box office, by calling 481-4849 or online at www.bbmannpah.com. Groups of twenty or more, please call (239) 489-3033 extension 3122. The Fort Myers engagement is sponsored by Chico's Charities.

¦ Art - The Art Gallery at Florida Gulf Coast University will open a new exhibition at a public reception on Thursday, Sept. 6 from 5 p.m. until 8. inAppropriations: Contemporary Artists that Copy, Sample, Beg, Borrow and Steal will feature works by regional artist Vyd, Chicago-based video performance group Paul Harvey Oswald and internationally acclaimed artists, Negativland. The exhibition, which runs through Oct. 13 will feature video, audio and sculptural works by these thoughtprovoking artists. The artists represented in inAppropriations have the common bond of borrowing news clips, television, music and movie samples and reconfiguring the imagery and sound to achieve their own artistic vision. Many works in the exhibition have sociopolitical themes, commenting upon our information-bloated culture. Each work in the show has a very biting satire that will definitely grab the attention of the viewer.